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The Ceuta crisis isn’t over – it’s only just begun: Politicians like Andy Burnham claim 98% of the African migrants who invaded the Spanish enclave have returned home… but the truth is alarmingly different, finds SUE REID
A Daily Mail investigation by Sue Reid disputes claims by politicians, including the UK prime minister, that the migration crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has largely subsided. Around 60,000 people from across Africa entered the North African territory during a mass border crossing at the end of July, and while many adults have…
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CKay Drops New Album ‘BANGER BOY’
Nigerian artist CKay has released his third studio album, ‘BANGER BOY’, following his internationally successful 2024 record ‘Emotions’. The release marks a return for the singer-songwriter and expands his established blend of Alté and afrobeats with influences from US production and Nigeria’s Mara sound. The album was preceded by singles including ‘BODY (danz)’, ‘African Girls’…
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Parrot stolen during burglary nine years ago finally reunited with owner after being found hopping around Ikea car park
Robert Mortimer has been reunited with Barney, his African grey parrot, nine years after the bird was stolen during a burglary at his home in 2017. The discovery matters because Barney was identified through his microchip after apparently being abandoned, enabling his owner to recover a pet he had long assumed was gone. After the…
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Locarno Open Doors Buzz Title ‘Chapa 100,’ From Ique Langa, Adds Luminalia, Mo Harare, Mostafa El Kasha (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian sales agent Luminalia has taken on “Chapa 100”, an advanced-development feature by Mozambican writer-director Ique Langa, strengthening the project’s international backing ahead of Locarno’s Africa-focused Open Doors strand. The deal matters because it brings a prominent new Mozambican film into the international sales market while highlighting growing cross-border interest in sub-Saharan African cinema. The…
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Win A Chance To Meet Ayra Starr At All Points East On Friday 21st August
Clash Magazine and Magnum Ice-Cream are offering five people tickets to All Points East Festival on Friday 21 August, including a backstage meet-and-greet with Nigerian singer Ayra Starr. The competition promotes Starr’s forthcoming album, ‘Starr Girl’, and gives winners a signed copy of Clash Magazine. Entrants must be aged 18 or over, follow @ClashMagazine and…
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Afcon’s biennial switch cost African governing body deal worth more than $1bn
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) abandoned a prospective commercial deal worth at least $1bn after deciding to hold the Africa Cup of Nations every four years rather than every two. The decision changed the rights available to bidders and forced Caf to restart its sales process, prolonging the organisation’s lack of a long-term financial…
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Aymar Esse, Director of Locarno Open Doors World Premiere ‘My Father’s Kora,’ Discusses Challenges of Queer Cinema in Senegal
Aymar Esse, a Beninese director, will premiere his film “My Father’s Kora” at the Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors section on 9 August 2026. The film explores queer identity within traditional Senegalese Muslim culture through the story of Souleymane Everston Adowo Freudenreich, an Afro-German trans man who travels to Dakar to repair his father’s kora,…
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Does Africa still back Infantino as Fifa president?
Fifa president Gianni Infantino continues to enjoy significant backing from African football administrators, even as his position faces wider scrutiny following the collapse of his controversial plan to sell stakes in Fifa’s global competitions to private investors. Late on Thursday, the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) unanimously reaffirmed its support for…
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Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees
Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people who had been abducted in separate attacks in Niger and Kwara states, in what the presidency described as the largest single-day rescue operation the country has carried out. The joint operation, involving the military, police, intelligence services and the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, freed the victims from the Kainji…
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Gianni Infantino scrambling for his future in Morocco with Colombia next
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is touring key allied confederations to shore up support for his re-election bid, amid growing opposition to Fifa’s proposal to sell off a 21% stake in the World Cup. After a week in Morocco, where he held crisis talks with senior officials in Rabat, Infantino is due to fly to Colombia…